Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Captain’s flair for the dramatic

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Captain’s flair for the dramatic

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 9, 2011: With questions swirling about his viability as a player at the age of 37, Derek Jeter makes a statement as he becomes the first player to reach 3,000 hits while wearing New York Yankees pinstripes. Jeter’s milestone came on a 420-foot home run, part of…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The game is simply known as ‘7-1’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The game is simply known as ‘7-1’

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…July 8, 2014, 10 years ago today: In the biggest knockout round rout in the history of World Cup soccer, Germany embarrasses the host country, Brazil, 7-1 in the semifinals. The Germans scored a staggering four goals in a six-minute stretch en route to a 5-0 halftime lead.…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

SCOTT SLANT: A pair of deserving Broncos ambassadors

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Wednesday Weekly…July 3, 2024. It’ll be kicker Jonah Dalmas and defensive end Ahmed Hassanein joining coach Spencer Danielson in representing Boise State at Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas next Wednesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it’s different to have the offense go unrepresented, but Dalmas has earned this…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: More amazing clutch magic from Mays

Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…July 2, 1963: San Francisco’s Willie Mays (never miss an opportunity to plug this guy) hits a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to break up an incredible scoreless pitchers’ duel between Juan Marichal of the Giants and Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves. I’d call…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

SCOTT SLANT: For me, Orlando’s passing was surreal

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…July 1, 2024. I was at Orlando Cepeda’s assisted living apartment last Wednesday afternoon. The beloved 86-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer passed away Friday evening. Here’s the story. In the early 1960s, a bunch of us little San Francisco Giants fans ran around together in a Bay Area suburb, Orinda.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…June 18, 2014, 10 years ago today: It isn’t a perfect game, but some consider it to be the best pure pitching performance ever. Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw no-hit the Colorado Rockies, 8-0, with his night spoiled only by a seventh-inning throwing error…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Big news from two valley campuses

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Big news from two valley campuses

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 17, 2004, 20 years ago today: In back-to-back days, two local bombshells are dropped during an otherwise slow sports week. Boise State announced a 15-year deal to rename the BSU Pavilion as Taco Bell Arena. It was shocking to some, not only from a commercialization standpoint, but…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Eddie Waitkus to Roy Hobbs to Kirk Gibson

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: From Eddie Waitkus to Roy Hobbs to Kirk Gibson

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 14, 1949, 75 years ago today: Philadelphia first baseman Eddie Waitkus is shot by a deranged teenage girl in a room at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. The event was loosely referenced in relation to the Roy Hobbs character in the 1952 novel “The Natural” by Bernard…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: NBA aberration north of the border

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: NBA aberration north of the border

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 13, 2019, five years ago today: A historic night for the Toronto Raptors—and for Canada. The Raptors became the first team from outside the U.S. to win an NBA championship, and in the process put a dent in the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty. Toronto took the series…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Hassanein hitting new heights this year

SCOTT SLANT: Hassanein hitting new heights this year

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…June 12, 2024 It’s a good time to be perusing the college football preseason magazines, and here are some takeaways from Lindy’s. Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty gets the expected kudos—top-rated player in the Mountain West and all. And Jonah Dalmas and James Ferguson-Reynolds are tops on special teams. But the…MORE